[Amended 2-17-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written sewer permit in accordance with the regulations as established by the village, including the plumbing code[1] of the village, as amended. The fee for said sewer permit shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.).
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 200, Plumbing.
No new connections shall be made to the sewer system of the village without a written permit issued by the Director of Services. Applications shall be made on a form supplied by the Village Clerk. No connection from a residential structure shall be granted without the approval of the Director of Services. No connection from any building or structure discharging other than sanitary waste shall be granted without the approval of the Director of Services and the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Board. All connections to a sewer shall be made under the direction of and be subject to the approval of the Director of Services and shall conform in all respects with applicable requirements of the village plumbing code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 200, Plumbing.
All cost and expense incident to the installation and connection of any building to the sewer system shall be borne by the property owner. The property owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly be occasioned by the installation of a connection to the sewer system.
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Services. All necessary permits for the opening of village and county streets shall be obtained from the Director prior to the issuance of any building sewer permit.
Building sewers shall be serviced and repaired by the owner of the premises being served to a point within one (1) foot of the pavement edge. Service and repair of building sewers within the paved areas of public rights-of-way shall be made by the village.